Planetary hours
in Bursa.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:28
- 12♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:29
- 2♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bursa?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:32 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.